13.0% ▲ +80.0%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Calista · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Calista
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Calista, where 14.5% of employees work in this sector. The area faces significant employment challenges, with an unemployment rate of 13% which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, at 45.3%. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%, and the 13% unemployment rate is among the highest at this level.
45.3% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, construction and retail trade both employ 10.6% of the workforce, while manufacturing accounts for 10.3%. Public administration and safety follow at 6.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the largest occupational group at 17.6%. Labourers make up 15.4%, while machinery operators and drivers account for 13.1% of the local workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Calista [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50235/calista/topic/employment